Reversible shirt



` June 24, 1930. F. L. STEWART ET AL REVERSIBLE SHIRT Filed June 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l .fl Harney June 24, 1930.

F. L. STEWART ET AL 1,768,381

REVERS IBLE SHIRT Filed June 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Mmm/5M Horn 6 1/ y which is constructed Patented June 24,

FRANK L. STEWART AN D M Application led June 12,

The present invention relates vap arel and more particularly shirts, the invention ARGARET STEWART,

0F' FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS REVERSIBLE snm'r to wearing to mens having for its principal object to provide a garment ofy this character similarly at its inner and outer side, so as to enable the'shirt to be worn with either side outermost and accordingly permit the garment to be reversed when one side becomes soiled.

A further important object is to provide a shirt of this character equipped With an yattached collar 4constructed in such a manner as to also together With t e An additional impor ermit the reversing thereof shirt.

tant object is to provide a single set of buttons and button holes for the iiaps of the shirt whereby the but.

tons may be positioned upon either side of Ure 3 0f the drawings .and With the inner the shirt for use in thereof.

closing the opening A further object embodies the construction of a garment of Vpresents a all times,

this character which neat and attractive appearance at which prolongs the life of the garment, vwhich may be manufactured without additionalcost and which at the same time is otherwisegwell pose for which adapted for the purthe same is intended.

Other, objects and advantages reside in the special construction,

rangement of the various elements. forming the invention as more scribed and claimed, reference the accompanying hereof, wherein garment constructed ,in accordance fragmentary detail view fully hereinafter debeing had to drawings forming part like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:A

Figure 1'1s a front elevational ofa v rc3 isa fragmentary sectional view takenalong a line 3-'3 of FigureQ, i

of one of the yshirt Figure'5 is a sectional view through one of the shoulder seams o 5oV stantially along a line fthe shirt taken sub- 5`5 ofv Figure 1,

combination and ar- 5 P view of the with my.

1929. Serial No. 370,196.

10 which extends over both sides of the shirt material, as more clearly illustrated in Fig- Vedges of said reinforcing strip folded under as'indicated at 11 and;secured in position by a row of stitching 11. I l

The outer edge of the reinforcing strip may also be secured to the outer edge of the garment material by arow ofv stitchingfl. The edges of the shirt openin are adapted to overlap and one edge of t formed with a row of buttonholes 13 with the opposite edge of the openingl provided with a row of buttons 14 disposed in proper hole opening.

The edge of the material provided with the buttons 14, lis recessed as shown at 15 from a point adjacent the attaching thread for the button outwardly to the edge of the niaterial so that forced through-said recessed portion and positioned at either side of the flap of the shirt. 1

The free edges of 'the'.cuff 8, also provided withjreinforcing strips 16, of a character similar to the reinforcing strips 10 and secured to the cuff material in an'identical manner so that the edges of the cuff wl present a similar appearance at either s1 e. The outer end of the sleeve 7 is slit in the usual manner, as clearlyillustrated in Figure 4 f the drawing, to ermit more freedom for the insertion o the arm of the which includes a body if 8 and collar 9. The shirt.

osition for insertion through said buttonthe buttons may be.

e opening 1s l are also provided with reinforcing strips 17 of a character similar to the reinforcing strips and 16 of the shirt opening and.

cuff respectively.

The split edges of the sleeve `may also be provided with a button land button hole opening 18 and 19 respectively for closing y upper edge the slit portion thereof. The edge of the material adjacent the abutment 18 is also recessed, as shown at 20 to enable the reversing of the button to a position at either side of the sleeve material.

The collar 9 is permanently attached to the panelling 21 which is customarily secured at theupper portion of the back of the shirt body 6. The panelling 21 is constructed of a double thickness of material having their lower edges turned under at opposite sides of the secured thereto by a row of stitching 22.

The collar is constructed of a band section 23 and an outer section 24, each of said sections being composed of double thicknesses of material, as clearly illustrated in'K Figure 6 of the drawing. In the construction of the collar the material composing the band section 23 and the outer section 2a, are placed in superposed relation and one edge of all of the sections of material are secured together by a row of stitching 25. i The edges of the material of the band section are disposed outwardly with respect to the material folded so that the stitching 25 is hidden and a second row of stitching 26 is then passed through the material to further secure the edges ofthe bandsection 23 and outer section 24 to each other.,

The opposite edge of the band section 23 is then disioseld at opposite sides of the o t e row of stitching 27.

- The free edges of the outer collar section 24 are folded inwardly againsteach other and secured together by one or more rows of stitching 28. It will be apparent from shirt material 6 andv of the Outer secti'on and are n panel section 21 and folded inwardly and secured thereto by a igeaesi and attractive appearance when the same is worn with either side outermost and accordingly-by reason of the reversible characteristic of all parts of the garment, the wear to which the various parts of the garment are subjected may beequalized by periodically reversing the same.

Furthermore it will be apparent that the opposite'sides of the shi-rt material may be printed to show different designs so that when reversed the shirt will give the appearance of constituting an entirely different' garment.

It is obvious that our invention is susceptible to various changes and modifications in construction without departing from the spirit of the invention'or the scope of the appended claims, and we accordingly claim all such forms of the device to which We are entitled.

Havingl thus described our invention, what we claim as new is:

A reversible shirt including'a body portion, sleeves, cuffs and a collarcperrnanently attached to each other and having the edges of the connecting seam folded under to present a finished appearance at each-side of the material, reinforcing strips for the Hap of the shirt opening and for said culi' also having the edges of said strips folded under similar to the folded edges of the seams, one of said flaps having a row of buttonholes the other of the liaps having a row of buttons, said last named Hap having recesses extending inwardly from and entirely through its edge and terminating adjacent the buttons'and through which recesses the buttons may be inserted for positioning upon the surface of the shirt when in either an obverse or reverse position, the edges of the recesses cooperating with the backs of the buttons, to maintain the latter upon the surface of the skirt when in either position.

ln testimony whereof we aiix our signatures.

MARGARET STEWART.` FRANK L. STEWART.

an inspection of Figure 6 of the drawings that the outer collar section 24 may be folded into a position at either side of the band' section 23 and will present the same appearance when disposed in either position,

In attaching the seam of the shirt materie seams are disposed ,in overlapping relation, as clearly illustrated in Figure 5 of thev drawings, both edges of the material are folded inwardly as shown at 29 and secured in position by one or more rows of stitching 30.

ccordinglyY 4when the shirt is arranged with either'side outermost the edges of the seams will'be entirely hidden from View. In this manner the shirt will present a neat 

